Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) recorded quarterly Gross Margin of 41.14% in Q1 2026, up 1.18% quarter-over-quarter from 40.66% in Q4 2025, and up 18.0% on a YoY basis from 34.87% in Q1 2025.

Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Msc Industrial Direct's Gross Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 41.14% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Gross Margin rose 18.0% year-over-year to 41.14%; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at 40.78% (down 12.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 40.75%, down 41.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin was 41.14% for Q1 2026 at Msc Industrial Direct, up from 40.66% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 42.89% in Q2 2022 to a low of 40.38% in Q3 2025.
  • Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 41.22% across 5 years, with a median of 41.02% in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Gross Margin jumped 438 bps in 2022, then plunged 221 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 41.53% in 2022, then decreased by 1 bps to 41.21% in 2023, then decreased by 1 bps to 40.73% in 2024, then declined by 0 bps to 40.66% in 2025, then rose by 1 bps to 41.14% in 2026.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 41.14% (Q1 2026), 40.66% (Q4 2025), and 40.38% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 W.W. Grainger 63.64 Bn 63.46 Bn 1.75 Bn 39.46%
2 Fastenal 53.18 Bn 52.87 Bn 982.90 Mn 44.64%
3 Ferguson Enterprises 45.51 Bn 44.69 Bn 2.32 Bn 31.02%
4 Wesco International 17.33 Bn 16.62 Bn 1.29 Bn 21.25%
5 Watsco 14.65 Bn 14.51 Bn 427.56 Mn 27.89%
6 Qxo 12.24 Bn 9.19 Bn 409.30 Mn 23.66%
7 Applied Industrial Technologies 11.99 Bn 11.82 Bn 380.80 Mn 30.43%
8 Core & Main 9.98 Bn 9.84 Bn 428.00 Mn 27.07%
9 Pool 7.00 Bn 6.92 Bn 329.87 Mn 28.99%
10 Msc Industrial Direct 6.54 Bn 6.49 Bn 377.59 Mn 41.14%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 28, 2026 41.14%
Nov 29, 2025 40.66%
Aug 30, 2025 40.38%
May 31, 2025 40.96%
Mar 1, 2025 40.96%
Nov 30, 2024 40.73%
Aug 31, 2024 41.02%
Jun 1, 2024 40.89%
Mar 2, 2024 41.55%
Dec 2, 2023 41.21%
Sep 2, 2023 40.52%
Jun 3, 2023 40.68%
Mar 4, 2023 41.25%
Dec 3, 2022 41.53%
Sep 3, 2022 41.89%
May 28, 2022 42.89%
Feb 26, 2022 42.47%
Nov 27, 2021 41.55%
Aug 28, 2021 41.99%
May 29, 2021 42.30%